Faucet and drinking-fount.



G. M. WESTEBBERG.

FAUGET AND DRINKING FOUNT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.6, 1912. 1,091,552. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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GEORGE M. WESTERBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FAUCET AND DRINKING-FOUNT.

Application filed November 6, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE M. Wns'rnnnnuo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Faucets and Drinking-Founts, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to faucets for the discharge end of water service pipes.

The particular object of my invention is to construct a faucet of this type in such manner that the nozzle or spout thereof can be employed in the usual manner, or may readily be converted into a sanitary drinking fountain whenever desired.

Another object of my invention is to eonneet the nozzle of the faucet to the valve of the same, in such manner that whenever the spout or nozzle is pushed in or pulled out the valve will be automatically released or closed and to permit the nozzle to be rotated and moved into position so that it can be used as a drinking fount whether the valve is opened or closed.

Still another object is to construct and arrange the various parts of the faucet so that it will be easy to make, economical to manufacture, etlicicnt in operation, and will not readily get out of order.

These and other objects I accomplish by the means and in the manner hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my invention showing the preferred form thereof, and illustrating the spout or nozzle turned up in dotted lines for use as a bubbling fount. Fig. 2 is a top view thereof she-wing the actuating mechanism in dotted lines in a position to close the valve. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the outer portion of a modified form of my invention.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the discharge end of asuitable water pipe which is interiorly screw-threaded to re ccive the nipple l of the faucet C. This faucet comprises a suitable horizontally disposed cylindrical barrel 1 that preferably has a straight smooth bore which is tele seopically engaged by the straight portion of a tubular nozzle member 2 that is adapted to slide therein to a. limited extent. N'oz- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914;

Serial No. 729,725.

zle member 2 comprises a section of tubing that has its outer end bent downward to form a discharge spout 3 as shown, and said nozzle member 2 telescopically extends back into said casing to or adjacent its inner end, substantially as shown. Adjacent its inner end a transverse pin 4 is tapped through the nozzle member and the spindle 5 of a fuller-ball or similar valve 6 is pivotally mounted on said pin. The fullerball is secured to the rear end of this spindle and is prevented from longitudinal displacement by means of a small clampnut 7 screwed onto the spindle 5. Thus when said nozzle member 2 is reciprocated by moving the same into the casing, said fuller-ball valve (S will become unseated from the counter sunk rear nozzle end of the barrel of the faucet and permit the flow of water through the nozzle, and when the latter is pulled outward said valve 6 will seat on the countersunk rear end of the barrel as before mentioned and thereby check the flow of water.

In order to operate the valve and nozzle member without grasping the latter by hand, I have provided said nozzle member with an annular collar 8 that is firmly secured thereto in such position that it is adapted to abut against the outer end of the barrel 1 when the valve is opened. This collar is preferably provided with a circumferential groove or channel 9 which the straddling feet 10 of a Z-shaped operating lever engage. This lever 11 is fulcruined about midway its length in the central portion of its Z-shaped or zig-zag length to an integral lug 12 projecting laterally from the side of the casing and the end of the lever opposite its divided end is used as a handle. When the handle is moved in one direction -or the other the tubular nozzle memher will be moved into or out of the casing a distance sufiicient to open or close the fuller-ball valve 6 at the inner end thereof and at the same time, owing to the engagement of the feet of the lever 10 with the collar 8, the tubular nozzle may be rotated on its own axis to turn the spout so as to discharge either in an upward or (lOWI1\ *a rd direction.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, is illustrated another mode of operating the device to open and close the valve and for moving the telescopic nozzle into and out of the casing. The casing or barrel and the nozzle are constructed in substantially the same manner as the preferred form of the faucet (and for convenience they are identified by the same reference charactors). The outer end of the casing, however, is screw-threaded exteriorly and has a hand-wheel 20 screwed thereon. The hub of this hand-wheel is provided, on its outer face with one or more substantially L-shaped arms or lugs 21, the short lateral fingers 22 on the forward ends of which point toward each other and enter the groove or channel 9 of collar 8 mounted on the nozzle 2, as before described. With this construction, it will be seen that when the hand-wheel is turned in, one direction it screws onto the casing and lugs 21 will draw the nozzle back into the casing and open valve 6, or, viceversa, when the hand-wheel is rotated in the reverse direction the nozzle will move outwardly and close the valve all in the same manner described in the preferred form.

In either the preferred or modified con- 1 'struction, it will be noted that the end of the nozzle is free to be turned to point either upward or downward, as desired, without interfering with the effective operation of the valve 6;

While I have confined my description to but two mechanisms for operating my invention, it, of course, will be understood the principal feature of the same may be applied to nozzles and faucets of other types without departing from the spirit of my invention,

all of which is included within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is o 1. A combined faucet and drinking fount comprising a casing, airotatable tubularnozzle reciprocable therein, a transverse pin in the bore of said nozzle, a longitudinally disposed spindle connected to said pin, a fullerball mounted on said spindle and adaptedto seat on the inner end of said casing, and

means for reciprocating said nozzle in said casing.

2. A combined faucet and drinking fount comprising a casing, a rotatable tubular nozzle reciprocable therein, a transverse pin in the bore of said nozzle, a longitudinally disposed spindle connected to said pin, a fullerball mounted on said spindle and adapted to seat on the inner end of said casing, a collar mounted on said nozzle adjacent said casing, andomeans engaging said collar for reciproeating said nozzle in said casing.

3. A combined faucet and drinking fount comprising a casing, a rotatable tubular nozzle reciprocable therein, a transverse pin in the bore of said nozzle, a longitudinally disposed spindle connected to said pin, a fullerball mounted on said spindle and adapted to seat on the inner end of said casing, a collar mounted on said nozzle adjacent said casing having a circumferential groove, and a lever pivoted on said casing one end of which engages the groovein said collar for reciprocating said nozzle in said casing.

4. A'combined faucet and drinking fount comprising a casing, a rotatable tubular nozzle therein consisting of a reciprocable tube on which said casing is telescopically mounted and the outer end of which is bent laterally, a transverse pin in the bore of said nozzle, a longitudinally disposed spindle connected to said pin, a fuller-ball mounted on said spindle and adapted to seat on the inner end of said casing, a collar mounted on said nozzle having a circumferential groove, and a reciprocable lever pivoted on said casing one end of which is provided with straddling legs that operate in the groove in said collar and the reciprocation of which seats and unseats said fuller-ball.

5. A combined faucet and drinking fount comprising a casing, a rotatable tubular nozzle reciprocable therein, a transverse pin in the bore of said nozzle, a longitudinally disposed spindle connected to said pin, a fullerball removably mounted on said spindle and adapted to seat on the inner end of said casing, a grooved collar on said casing, a sub- 

